Marc Wortman

MarcWortman is the author most recently of 1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War. To learn more, go to marcwortmanbooks.com.

HIDDEN TOLL

Romanticizing D-Day Ignores Thousands of Civilian Deaths

We think we know D-Day on its 75th anniversary, but remembering the forgotten civilian victims reminds us of the overlooked costs of war and offers lessons for today.

Marc Wortman

MAJORING IN AMNESIA

History Majors Are Disappearing, Except Among the Elite

In the last decade, the number of students majoring in history at the nation’s colleges has plummeted, and it seemingly has nothing to do with the job market.

Marc Wortman

INTRIGUE

Did the Allies Plot to Assassinate France’s Wartime Leader?

The conspirators behind the assassination of a hated former Vichy prime minister in WWII have never been unmasked. Were they French royalists? The English? Or the Americans?

Marc Wortman

CLOAK & DAGGER

The Spy Who Helped Free France From the Nazis

Secretly in charge of one of North Africa’s largest spy rings, Słowikowski was buddies with Josephine Baker and prominent businessmen. The Nazis never suspected a thing.

Marc Wortman

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CLOAK AND DAGGER

12 Amateur Spies Paved the Way to War Against the Nazis

America’s first foray into dark ops began 75 years ago with a small band of untrained men who laid the groundwork for the successful invasion of North Africa in WWII.

Marc Wortman

Marc Wortman

Romanticizing D-Day Ignores Thousands of Civilian Deaths

History Majors Are Disappearing, Except Among the Elite

Did the Allies Plot to Assassinate France’s Wartime Leader?

The Spy Who Helped Free France From the Nazis

12 Amateur Spies Paved the Way to War Against the Nazis

Did Brits Kill Cops to Get U.S. into WWII?

The Strange Tale of Abraham Lincoln’s ‘Toenail Trimmer’ Spy

The Train Robbery That Almost Won the Civil War

Devil in the City of Light

When The One Percent Sent Sons to War